Firefox automatically saves and fills in your login information by default, so you wouldn't have to enter them every time. This article explains how you can control whether or not to autofill your passwords.
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Save passwords automatically
To adjust Firefox's initial setting, which automatically offers to store passwords, follow these steps:
- At the top right, click the menu button to open the menu panel. Then, select
- The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.
- At the top right, click the Firefox logins menu and then select .
- The Firefox Logins and PasswordsPasswords section. panel will open to the
To manage your saved logins, click the button to open the Firefox Password Manager about:logins page.
Enable/disable login autofill
- At the top right, click the menu button to open the menu panel. Then, select
- The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.
- At the top right, click the Firefox logins menu and then select .
- The Firefox Logins and PasswordsPasswords section. panel will open to the
Disable autosave for specific websites
To prevent Firefox from saving logins and passwords for a certain website:
- At the top right, click the menu button to open the menu panel. Then, select
- The Firefox about:logins page will open in a new tab.
- At the top right, click the Firefox logins menu and then select .
- The Firefox Logins and PasswordsPasswords section. panel will open to the
6. Add the website's URL.
7. Click .
8. Click .
Passkeys in Firefox
Passkeys provide a quicker, more straightforward, and secure sign-in method than traditional passwords. From Firefox version 122 onwards, Passkeys are smoothly incorporated into Firefox's Autofill functionality.
Using Passkeys in Firefox on Windows
- Launch Firefox and go to a website that supports Passkeys.
- On the site's login page, click on the username or password field.
- Look for the Use a Passkey option and click on it. Once you select this option, a dialog box for Passkeys will pop up on your system.
- In the dialog, choose your preferred authentication method and then click the
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the authentication process and log in to the website.
Using Passkeys in Firefox on macOS
- Launch Firefox and go to a website that supports Passkeys.
- On the site's login page, click on the username or password field.
- Look for the Use a Passkey option and click on it. Once you select this option, a dialog box for Passkeys will pop up on your system.
- In the dialog, choose your preferred authentication method and then click the
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the authentication process and log in to the website.